Victoe bovy



No. 751,142. PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904.

"' V. BONY.

CORSET BUSK.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CORSET-BUSK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,142, dated February 2, 1904.

Application filed September 6, 1902. Serial No. 122,448. (No model.)

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIoToR How, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herstal, near Liege, Kingdom of Belgium, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corset-Busks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corset busks or steels, and has reference more particularly to the two adjacent busks at the front of the corset, which busks are usually provided with fastening devices for securing them together.

It is the aim of the invention to secure the fastening devices to the busks in such manner that while they will effectively hold the parts together they will not interfere with nor affect the flexibility or resiliency of the busks, so that the free movements of the body of the wearer will not be attended with discomfort.

A further object of the invention is to prevent the disconnection of the busks when they are bent back and forth in the movements of the body of the wearer.

With these ends in View my invention consists in connecting the fastening devices, which are preferably in the form of eyes and studs, to the busks by means of members or plates formed and constructed to admit of the free movements of the fastening devices to and from the busks.

The invention consists also in a fasteningeye of peculiar formation adapted to cooperate with the fastening-stud and of such construction that by reason of the peculiar manner of connecting the eyes and studs with the busks the studs cannot become accidentally detached from the eyes; but the parts may be so manipulated as to readily effect their detachment.

The invention consists also in the details of construction and combination of parts described and claimed hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the adjacent busks provided with fastening devices applied in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of one of the busks, showing how the fastening-eyes are attached thereto to admit of their free movement. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a portion of one of the busks, showing how the fastening-stud is movably secured thereto. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, A and B represent two corset-busks, which may be of any suitable flexible material, preferably springsteel, as usual, and which are adapted to be inserted in the meeting edges of the corset at the front of the same. These busks are provided at intervals with cooperating fastening devices, by means of which they may be detachably connected together. The fastening devices are preferably in the form of plates fixed to one busk and projecting from the edge of the same and formed with an opening to receive a stud on the adjacent busk, and I have shown the busks provided with a number of these plates and studs firmly fixed to them, one set, E F, near the upper end, a second set, E F, some distance below the first, and a third set, E F, near the lower ends of the busks.

E F and E F represent additional fastening devices situated at about the center of the busks, which fastening devices are in the form, preferably, of eyes and studs similar to the others and which instead of being fixed to the busks are secured thereto in such manner that they are movable freely to and from the same and independently of the busks. The purpose of this construction is to effect the connection of the busks at the points where these fastening d'evicesare located without in any manner interfering with the resiliency or bending qualities of the same, so that the free movements of the body of the wearer will be permitted without discomfort. These movable fastening devices E F and E F are mounted, respectively, on the adjacent ends of spring-plates C D and G H, which ends of the plates are free and unrestrained. These plates are connected near their opposite ends with the busks by rivets r r and r 1*, and beyond these rivets the plates are connected with the busks and held securely by the rivets which secure the eyes and studs E F and E F which rivets are passed through the plates and underlying busks.

As a result of the construction described it will be observed that at the points where the greatest deflection of the busksoccurs while they may be securely fastened together the connection is such that it will not interfere with or restrain the bending movements of the bush, being disconnected therefrom and capable of movements independently of the busks.

In the drawings I have shown but two sets of movable fastening devices carried, respectively, on the adjacent ends of two pairs of spring-plates; but it will be understood that a greater or less number may be employed and their location may be changed without departing from the limits of my invention, the essence of which resides in connecting the fastening devices with the busks by intermediate plates or members which will admit ofthe free movements of the fastening devices to and from the busks.

In order that when the eyes are interlocked with the studs they may not become readily detached as the busks are bent to and fro from 1 the movements of the body, I provide the eye with an opening of such form that it will be necessary to move the parts longitudinally with respect to each other locally at different points before the parts can be disconnected,

and by reason of the peculiar manner of mounting the fastening devices on the busks as described these local movements of the busks may be readily effected. As shown in Fig. 1, the plates constituting the eye member of the fastening devices are formed with an angular opening, one portion a of which extends horizontally or transversely of the busks, while the other portion 6 extends at an angle longitudinally. The transverse portion at its end adjacent to the buskon which the plate is confined is enlarged, so as to freely admit the stud, while the angular end of of the opening is contracted, so as to confine the stud. Certain of the angular openings are disposed oppositely to the others that is to say, in some cases the longitudinal angular ends of the openings face upward, while in other cases they face downwardthe result being that the movement of one of the studs in the longitudinal ends of the opening is resisted by a stud in an oppositely-disposed opening, and in order to effect the disconnection of the parts it is necessary that these studs be moved longitudinally until opposite the transverse portion of the slot and then transversely into the enlarged end of the same. This may be effected by subjecting the busk at points adjacent to the respective studs to amovement longitudinally, as by bending it locally at these points, and this local bending is facilitated and may be readily effected by reason of the manner in which the fastening devices E F and E F are connected movably with the busks. In other words, by reason of this movable connection of the fastening devices the bu sks may be more freely manipulated and greater relative movements effected, so that each fastening device may be separated readily by bending the busk at the point of connection. It is observed, therefore, that there is a cooperation between the peculiar form of the opening of the eye and the peculiar manner by which the fastening devices are movably connected with the busks.

I claim 1. In combination with a corset-b'usk, a member connected therewith and having an end free and unrestrained, and a fastening device mounted on the free end of said member and adapted to cooperate with an adjacent busk; whereby said fastening device is movable freely to and from the busk.

2. In combination with a corsetbusk, a plate firmly secured thereto and having its end free and unrestrained, and a fastening device mounted on the free end of the plate.

3. In combination with cooperating corsetbusks, plates fixed firmly to the same and having one end free and unrestrained, and fastening devices mounted on the free ends of said plates.

4. In combination, with cooperating corsetbusks, fastening-eyes and studs connected with said busks and movable freely to and from the same, the said eyes being formed with angular openings to receive the studs and disposed oppositely with respect to each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VICTOR BOVY.

WVitnesses:

A. PIRTHE, MALHos'r. 

